Ukraine-Russia War Live Updates: New Round Of Peace Talks This Week

Ukraine Live: Russian Tactics In Ukraine Repeat Of Syria War: Amnesty
Amnesty International on Tuesday slammed "war crimes" in Ukraine, as the civilian toll continues to rise after Russia's invasion, likening the situation to the Syrian war. "What is happening in Ukraine is a repetition of what we have seen in Syria," Agnes Callamard, secretary general of the global rights watchdog, told AFP. She was speaking in Johannesburg at the launch of the rights group's annual report on the state of human rights in the world. "We are beyond indiscriminate attacks. We are in the midst of deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure," she said, accusing Russia of turning humanitarian corridors into "death traps". (AFP)

Ukraine War Live Updates: Ukraine Says 5,000 Dead In "Catastrophic" Mariupol Siege
Ukraine said Monday that at least 5,000 people have died in the "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis gripping pulverized Mariupol, as fighting raged around Kyiv including in a strategic suburb where defenders claim to have driven out Russian invaders. In the besieged southern port of Mariupol at least 5,000 people have already been buried, according to a senior Ukrainian official who said as many as 10,000 may have died -- appearing to confirm the darkest scenarios of devastation in the city. (AFP)

Ukraine Live: Ukraine President Says Tougher Russian Sanctions Needed Quickly

Russia Says Will Use Nukes Only In Case Of "Threat To Existence Of State"
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told PBS in an interview that Russia would resort to nuclear weapons only in the case of a "threat to the existence" of his country - and not as a result of the current conflict with Ukraine. "But any outcome of the operation (in Ukraine), of course is not a reason for usage of a nuclear weapon," Peskov said. "We have a security concept that very clearly states that only when there is a threat for existence of the state, in our country, we can use and we will actually use nuclear weapons to eliminate the threat for the existence of our country." (Reuters)

Ukraine Live: France, 6 Other EU Countries Urge Citizens Not To Join Ukraine War
Seven European Union countries have urged their citizens to refrain from joining the Ukrainian military resistance against Russia's invading troops. The appeal was issued by the justice ministers of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg and Belgium. The ministers of the seven countries "have unanimously discouraged Europeans from joining" the ranks of voluntary combatants heading to the war in Ukraine, according to a statement published after their meeting in Brussels. (AFP)

Ukraine Live: US Says Sending Radar-Jamming Planes To Germany To Bolster NATO
The US is sending six US Navy radar-jamming aircraft to Germany to enhance NATO capabilities, the Pentagon said Monday. The EA-18G Growler aircraft are "not being deployed to be used against Russian forces in Ukraine," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. "They are being deployed completely in keeping with our efforts to bolster NATO's deterrence and defense capabilities along that eastern flank," he said. Meanwhile, in a budget proposal released on Monday, the White House unveiled plans to spend $6.9 billion to help Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion and support NATO member countries. (AFP)

Ukraine Live: UK Intel Says Russia's Private Military Firm Deployed To Eastern Ukraine
British military intelligence said on Monday the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, has been deployed to eastern Ukraine. "They are expected to deploy more than 1,000 mercenaries, including senior leaders of the organisation, to undertake combat operations," Britain's Ministry of Defence said. (Reuters)

Ukraine Live: Ukraine Telecom's Internet Service Disrupted By "Powerful" Cyberattack
Ukraine's state-owned telecommunications company Ukrtelecom experienced a disruption in internet service on Monday after a "powerful" cyberattack, according to Ukrainian government officials and company representatives. The incident is the latest hacking attack against Ukrainian internet services since Russian military forces invaded in late February. (Reuters)

Ukraine War Live Updates: Ukraine Says Kyiv Suburb Of Irpin "Liberated"

Ukraine Live: Biden Says "Not Walking Back" Suggestion Putin Should Leave Power

Ukraine Live: Ukraine Says Russian Rocket Strikes Oil Depot In Rivne Region
The governor of Ukraine's northwestern Rivne region said Russian forces had carried out a rocket strike on an oil depot in the region on Monday. In a short video address posted online, Governor Vitaliy Koval said emergency services were at the scene, but did not give further details. (Reuters)

Russian Billionaire, Ukraine Peace Negotiators May Have Been Poisoned: Report
Sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning earlier this month after a meeting in Kyiv.

Russia's Independent Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Suspends Publication After Kremlin Warnings
Russia's top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor was last year awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said Monday it was suspending publication until the end of Moscow's military action in Ukraine.

Ukraine and Russia prepare for peace talks
Ukraine and Russia were preparing for their first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, with Kyiv insisting it would make no concessions on ceding territory as battlefield momentum has shifted in its favour.

Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta suspends publication
Russia's top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor was last year awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said Monday it was suspending publication until the end of Moscow's military action in Ukraine.

Viral Pics: Dollars "Rain" At US Concert As Gujarati Singer Raises $300,000 For Ukraine
The post has been viewed thousands of times on Instagram and other social media platforms. Users appreciated the efforts of the singer and the NRI community to help Ukraine.

Russia expels three Slovakian diplomats - foreign ministry
Russia has decided to expel three Slovakian diplomats in response to the expulsion of three employees of the Russian Embassy in Slovakia and told them to leave the country within 72 hours, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Radio Host Asks "Uncle" Vladimir Putin To Invade Kazakhstan, Fired
A Kazakh radio station fired one of its presenters on Monday after she said "we will call in Uncle Vova if you talk too much" in a heated Facebook debate, a reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the idea that Russia could invade.

Turkey faces risks acting as sanctions 'safe haven' for Russians
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked a flurry of Western sanctions on Moscow, at least one oligarch and thousands of other Russians have arrived in Turkey, seen as a safe place to stay, invest and hold assets despite its NATO membership.

Oil Jumps 5 Per Cent As Caspian Pipeline Disruption Adds To Supply Fears
The situation adds to market worries about the ripple effect of heavy sanctions on Russia, the world's second-largest crude exporter, after its invasion of Ukraine.